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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59704	The loves of Amandus and Sophronia, historically narrated a piece of rare contexture, inriched with many pleasing odes and sonnets, occasioned by the jocular or tragicall occurrences hapning in the progresse of the historie : disposed into three books or tracts / by Samuel Sheppard.	Sheppard, S. (Samuel)	1650 (1650)	Wing S3167; ESTC R14694	45,667	179

months absence returned towards his owne Countrey with many Prisoners and rich Spoile the people strowing Flowers and presenting him with Gifts all the way calling him their PRESERVER his COUNTRIES CHAMPION and the WARS GLORY all which he accepted with such a Deportment as neither manifested he was proud of their Applause or scorned their Kindnesse In this manner he march'd towards Verona not far from whence the King Clodomer Queen Lucinda Prince Rhoxenor Cheribrert and all of the Councell with infinite numbers of the Gentry on Horse-back and an innumerable number of the Vulgar on foot came out to meet him in this manner First came the King Clodomer wrapt in Ermins skins on his head the Diadem of Lombardie on a stately Gennet trapped with Gold a Canopy of Tyrian Silk with Gold Fringe borne above his Head by foure Noble men of especiall note on each side of him for he was a lover of learning and learned men a venerable Bishop the one named Otho the other Othello in their pontificall Attire mounted on red Horses to signifie that by them the Almighty power dispenseth his Judgements and mercies Then followed all the Nobillity of that Kingdome according to their severall Gradations cloathed and mounted like petty Princes as you see in a sharp winter night when the lesser Luminaries of Heaven are congregated as if met in counsell to contrive the ruine of their Soveraign Lady Phoebe one farre exceedeth another in luster so was it amongst this Noble train all strove for precedency so that there could not be a parity after these came five Troops of Celestiall Choristers on foot habited in black with Palms in their hands singing Paeans all the way and playing on severall sorts of Instruments to which their tuneable voyces so admirably accented that some would needs conceit they were now taking their journey to Elizium with their King and his Councell After these came the Prince Rhoxenor with Cheribrert and two more all clad like himselfe in black their Horses of the same colour to the exceeding wonder of all men After whom came the Queen Lucinda mounted on an Unicorn a woman though in yeares of exceeding comlinesse tall of stature majestick of countenance having the work Queen written in her forehead with all her traine of Ladies following her deck'd in all the spoiles of nature Like so many Constellations convened in the upper Region of the Air their contracted luster forced the Sunne that greedily gazed upon them to confesse that his own Climine was rivalled by the meanest there to muffle his glorious head in a Cloud so that Lucinda attended by these seemed another Latona glyding ore the Spartane Tageytus with all her train of Nymphs Amandus with Pallante Venantius Palladius and the chiefest of his Commanders drawing neare the King deserted their Horses and standing on foot were honoured with Clodomers hand which they affectionately laid their lips to the two Church-men Otho and Othello congratulating Amandus arrivall briefly but pithily Then came the Prince Rhoxenor who salluted Amandus at so great distance as considering their affectionate intimacie formerly beyond that of Pylades and Orestes or Damon and Pythias much amazed him Cheribrert seemed so much ravished with joy that the Organs of his speech were quite damn'd up yet he made many humble and obsequious congees Amandus found it no fit time now to enter into dialogue with Rhoxenor or to enquire the cause that had so incredibly estranged him and therefore he refrained himselfe and counterfeited a mirthfull cheare and the rather for that the Prince having joyned himselfe to his Father seeing Lucinda came on with all her beautious traine in the principall ranke of whom he assuredly expected to have blest his eyes with the sight of his divine Lady Sophronia who likewise offered Amandus and his associate Friends the same honour that Clodomer before had done which they submissively accepted But Amandus none blame him for it was in great anxiety of mind as the oddnesse of his gesture well denoted at the strange carriage of things he perceived the King beheld him but with halfe a face seeming more to reflect upon his Officers Venantius and Palladius then himselfe then the Prince to meet him at such a time in swarthy weeds salluting him at more distance then a country Gentlewoman would view the Lyons at first time and what was more horrible then Hell not to have the sight of Saphronia his soules life whom he had left to Clodomers tuition and protection these severall ill boading Omens his jealous Fancy contracted into one ominous apparancy which prompted him to prognosticate some strange Revolution had happened during his non-residency from Verona yet such was the noble temper of his soule so great his Magnanimitie imboldned by his Innocency that heresolved not so much as tacitely to repine but to waite patiently and to humane veiw contentedly till time should make a discovery to the clearing of all doubts and so fortified with this truly heroick resolution he set forward to the City CHAP. VI Venantius and Palladius having bargained with an English Curtezan c. are very Scurvily handled NOW for that the Reader will have enough of dolourous discourse ere the History be brought to a period it will not be amisse if I recite one pleasant passage that happened to the two Colonels Venantius and Palladius The Girpids thus subdued by the blessing of heaven upon Amandus prowesse it was thought fit no longer to keep the Army in pay the maintenance of which must needs prove an intollerable burthen to the Subject especially the Kingdome not needing a visible force and therefore Clodomer having bestowed great gratuities and rich gifts befitting his own magnificence and their merits upon the severall Commanders of the Army with a largis to be distributed amongst the common Souldiers commanded them Immediately to be disbanded with a Proclamation of thanks for their good service Venantius Palladius Paradine and Anselmus the four principall Commanders under Amandus I mention not Pallante for he kept close to the Generall entirely loving and entirely beloved of him these Disciples of Mars who subsisted by blood and sweat having now no further employment in this Kingdome resolved to put themselves under the governance of the Duke Medina Generall of a potent Spanish Army for the invasion of Fertile France but ere they left Verona they swore to make tryall what Wine and Women the City afforded Being much of the mind of too many Martiallists managing the Army of the late King of England whose vinall and venereall appetites have ruined the glory of all former and future Princes In order to this resolution they resort to the signe of the Goddesse Venus scituate on the east side of the City it seemes that Pest houses and Bawdy houses there have equall appointment a Tavern kept by one Antonio Ronsardo a Venetian who had to wife an English woman a Renegado from her first Mate of comely feature named Mariana one who when in